The Pipe Organ
A Composer's Guide
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP USA
- Date of Publication 31 July 2023
- ISBN 9780197645291
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages200 pages
- Size 217x278x13 mm
- Weight 458 g
- Language English 433
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Short description:
This book is a practical guide for composers to the pipe organ, showing how the instrument is still relevant for new music today. The book is aimed both at those who have never seen an organ before and experienced composers who want a detailed breakdown of what the instrument can do. It draws on musical examples spanning 400 years, particularly focussing on music by contemporary composers. A separate companion website also provides extra content such as video demonstrations of the organ, printable material for educational use and regularly updated links to further resources.
MoreLong description:
The organ is one of the oldest instruments in Western music, and its sound has inspired many of the greatest composers from the past half a millennium from Bach through to Messiaen. The full possibilities of the instrument, however, have often been overlooked. Orchestration textbooks tend to mention the organ only in passing, with little practical advice for the composer to latch onto. Many organ books will explain technical jargon and how the organ is designed, but do not discuss what should actually be written in the score. This book, on the other hand, offers a practical guide for composers on how to write idiomatically for the instrument with the aim of helping them exploit the instrument's full timbral and technical potential. It provides in depth advice not only on notation but also the full resources of the modern organ, including dedicated chapters on registration, writing for manuals and pedals, and using the organ in ensembles, among others. Multiple musical examples are quoted from across the history of organ repertoire, with a particular focus on contemporary composers and music. There is advice tailored to non-classical musicians, such as guidance on virtual instruments. The online companion website to this book provides video demonstrations, chapter summaries, sample organ stop-lists and other useful further resources. In summary, the goal of this book is to show not just what organ music was, or what it is, but what it can be.
This concise but remarkably comprehensive book is essential reading for music creators. It fills a significant gap. The organ, despite its great history and exciting contemporary presence, has hitherto hardly figured at all in orchestration guides. Composers will find ideas, encouragement and inspiration within these pages.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction to the organ
Overview
Organ Building Trends
Historic Organs
Common Mistakes
Extended Techniques
Chapter 2: Registration
Overview
Main Stop Categories
Principals
Flutes
Strings
Reeds
Other Categories
Foundations
Mixtures
Mutations
Miscellaneous Stops
Couplers
Registration Aids
General Pistons
Divisional Pistons
Crescendo Pedal
Chapter 3: The Manuals
Overview
Idiomatic Writing
Non-Chordal Techniques
Chordal Techniques
Playing on Multiple Manuals
Chapter 4: The Pedals
Overview
Idiomatic Writing
Double/Multi-Pedalling
The Pedals in Context
Chapter 5: Other Types of Organ
Overview
Chamber Organ
Harmonium
Theatre Organ
Hammond Organ
Chapter 6: The Organ in Ensemble
Overview
Organ and Choir
Organ and Orchestra
Concertos
Organ and Chamber Ensembles
Organ and Electronics
